"Do you think I would tell him that?!" Emerald shot back. "Think about it. What man would want to be with you if he knew you were already married?!"


    N remained unfazed by Emerald''s harsh words. Instead, she looked up at her with a smirk. "You were married to my dad before, yet you still managed to marry your current husband and have two more kids. Why don''t you introduce me to someone else? I''m sure there''s always someone willing."


    Emerald trembled with anger, pointing at N as though she wanted tosh out, but no rebuttal came to mind.


    Unbothered, N poured Emerald a ss of water and said calmly, "Don''t get too worked up. You''re not young anymore.


    "What if you have a stroke? I doubt either of your precious children would be avable to take care of you."


    "Shut up!" Emerald growled.


    Every word out of N''s mouth hit a nerve, making Emerald''s chest rise and fall with fury.


    How did she end up with such an ungrateful daughter?!


    N shrugged and continued. "You better keep introducing me to potential suitors. I don''t mind a business marriage."


    After all, she was certain Emerald wouldn''t waste her as a pawn. If she were to arrange a marriage, it would be with someone useful.


    Emerald''s face darkened. "If you don''t want something to happen to Damon and Buddy, you''d better behave. Otherwise, I can''t guarantee what I might do to them."


    A cold glint shed in N''s eyes, but she didn''t look the least bit threatened.


    "Ms. Kinsey, you should get one thing straight. The only reason I''m even tolerating you and not making things ugly is because of Damon and Buddy.


    "If anything happens to them, I promise you''ll lose me as a pawn immediately," she said, her voice steady.


    Emerald narrowed her eyes. "Are you sure about that?"


    "Ever since thest time you went back on your word, I''ve stopped giving you chances to threaten me. Do whatever you want," N retorted.


    With that, she turned on her heel and left without sparing Emerald another nce.


    Emerald watched her walk away, her face livid.


    The moment N was out of sight, Emerald grabbed the teacup from the table and hurled it onto the floor.


    Tea sshed everywhere, and the delicate cdon porcin shattered into pieces.


    ...


    That afternoon, N took a nap, only waking when the sun began to set.


    At dinner, Emerald treated her as though she were invisible.


    Not that N cared. She enjoyed her meal in peace, unfazed by the silent treatment. It wasn''t as if Emerald ever paid much attention to her in the first ce.


    Sensing Emerald''s displeasure, Delia red at N and said coldly, "I heard you offended Mr. Chilton today."


    N kept her eyes on her food, pretending she hadn''t heard a thing.


    Delia scowled and raised her voice. "Hey, N! I''m talking to you. Are you deaf?!"


    At this, N finally looked up, raising


    an eyebrow. "Oh, so it was you


    talking thought it was a dog


    barking. I was just wondering how one got into a heavily guarded estate."


    "You!" Delia''s face turned red with fury, and she immediately turned to Emerald for


    support. "Mom! Did you hear her? She called me a dog!"


    She had been spoiled her whole life. When had she ever been insulted like this?


    Emerald''s expression darkened. "N, apologize to your younger sister!"


    N smirked. "Oh? So you do acknowledge that she''s younger than me? Tell me, have you ever seen a younger sister screaming at her older sister like that? Calling her deaf? What poor manners.


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